Mrs. Ball - Science

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Choose an article from NEWSELA (SCIENCE OR HEALTH CATEGORY) - https://newsela.com/, [Science News for Students](https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/), or from a print newspaper or print magazine.
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THE CLASS CODE IS TJZNUN.
Write an article response paper (paragraph form). Type your paper in a Google document and upload it to this assignment.
Your response MUST include all of the following:
(Do NOT submit a list of answers to the questions.)
PART ONE: ARTICLE INFORMATION
* Title and Author (if available) of the article
* Date the article was printed or posted
PART TWO: BACKGROUND INFORMATION
* The main idea (central discovery, invention, research, new technology)
* The people/scientist involved (The person’s name and job title)
* The place/location the article takes place
* The two most interesting facts
PART THREE: ANALYSIS OF THE ARTICLE
* How much (or who) is affected by the main ideas of the article
* Is this a local, national, or world situation? Why does the article impact this area?
* What are the negative effects and/or positive outcomes that will happen due to the main ideas?
* How is the information in the article connected to information that you have learned in any science class or previous knowledge?
PART FOUR- YOUR OPINION
* Why did you choose this article?
* Do you have a connection or personal experience that increases your interest in the article? Explain why/why not.
Be sure you are writing your paper in paragraph form; you should not have just a list of answers to the posed questions.